If I Didn't See It Before...

...was it really there before now? I found the ziploc bag with the cancelled cards. It was among the estate bills and things. I'd looked there multiple times for them before now and while trying to locate the home improvement receipt for things Vegas demanded I pay for, I found the cards. I think I need to lose something else so maybe I can find that receipt!

I have the moulding one where I expected it would be... I emailed Vegas asking, "are you sure you actually gave me your receipt...?" and his reply included a tip where he last saw the reciept which is exactly where the thing was still sitting: in the garage on an end table under a dead monitor and laptop. No wonder I couldn't find it. Ugh. The only thing 'missing' now are my grandmother's graduation ring (which I've seen in the past week, probably in my dresser since it had been kept there since she passed away) and my life insurance policy which I've also seen; it's probably in the box next to my bed. The rain has come late but seems to finally have begun. It's almost 5pm Tuesday.

Back to Monday... there's an old cliche about being so busy you meet yourself coming in the front door. I think I've about reached that level. Today (Monday) it's off to the post office, the bank (will deposit laptop check) and competing home improvement store as well as call the insurance rep to find out of the medical records request was faxed and where I'll need to go to personally authorize and another call to a probate department to find out how to get a net credit on a closed account disbused as a check. Amazing these things aren't automatic! IT is crap. This is the 21st century, dang it. I called and the net credit will be sent in the next 7-10 days. Of course it'll be in Mother's name so it'll get deposited in her account.

Mother's gotten offers for more credit, more business and so forth even from entities which know she's already passed on. How mind numbing! It seems like some companies never share date across departments because there's always another number to fax a death certificate to. Incredible how archaic processes of some business is, especially the business of being dead. You would think they never deal with a deceased customer.

On the plus side, the addition / sun room has nearly been completely shaped up although I've still got plenty to sort for trash and shredding. I need to work on that a lot so I get maximum use out of my bins. Vegas had the idea of painting the walls in the sun room and Brother seemed interested.

I went to bed early and refused to get up at a respectable hour of the morning. I wanted to take "time off" on Tuesday.